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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Twinfan on June 12, 2009, 11:33:08 AM
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...I think I did a little sex wee in my pants :o
http://www.peachideas.com/acatalog/copy_of_Fender_Custom_Shop_62_Heavy_Relic_Strat__2199_.html
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the body is excellent and i really like the torty plate.
Seems like they havnt put as much attention into the neck though.
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really. REALLY. i think i'll never get all this relic thing. never.
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So is that a relic of a tobacco burst strat that's been painted over in white and then played a lot. I don't mind relics, but I thik I'm more than capable of knackering up a guitar myself.
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There's a similar one at Guitar Village, although they call it a 1960 rather than '62. I think the white-over-sunburst looks absolutely un-$%&#ing-believably awesome!
On the neck, I think they strip the finish but leave it clean so you can add your own dirt, burger grease, nose-pickings etc....
If it had a fat neck, I'd want that so badly. But if it really is a '60 (or even '62) spec, the neck is probably pretty skinny. I'd love to try one, but.... too scary. :x
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Just think, instead of buying a new car...
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Weird... I really don't know where I stand on relics, I seem to be in the "no problem with them, but not for me" camp.
This one kind of embodies that:
I look at it and go "woo! pretty looking geetar..."
Then I hear it's a "relic" and I switch off (I do go and look at the price just to check it costs what I think it will - and it does). It's still pretty, but all lusting disappears immediately.
It looks like a lovely job. If one of you guys bought it and posted on here, I'd be all over it with "great looking guitar..." etc - but personally I feel nothing approaching desire once I know it's a relic...
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Just think, instead of buying a new car...
I haven't sold anything yet, but.....
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Must say that I am in the "I just don't get it" camp too
If you want one that looks knackered - buy an old one!
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not keen, sorry twinfan..
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(on the other hand, if it plays and sounds amazing, i could grow to like it)
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Must say that I am in the "I just don't get it" camp too
If you want one that looks knackered - buy an old one!
I look at it and go "woo! pretty looking geetar..."
Then I hear it's a "relic" and I switch off (I do go and look at the price just to check it costs what I think it will - and it does). It's still pretty, but all lusting disappears immediately.
The thing is, none of us is ever going to be able to afford a real early-'60s Strat which looks like that *.
So anyone who likes/wants that vibe can only get it by buying a relic. I'd like one because
(a) I think it looks great, I don't care whether it's 50 years old or 50 days old.
(b) it would be totally liberating to have a guitar I didn't care about scratching or denting!
(c) it has the look of an old guitar but none of the potential problems like worn-out parts.
(d) there'd be no "bad karma guilt" about changing parts, routing the body etc.
I know some people say they'd rather buy a new guitar and just play the hell out of it, but I could own a guitar 100 years and it would never get really beaten up. It's just my nature to be paranoid about that first scratch or dent. And when I do pick up a scratch, I don't leave it, I go and repair it. :roll:
Oh god, I wish you hadn't started this thread, Dave. :wink:
(* I know Phil King has some, but they're from the days you could get bargain old guitars!)
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*drools*
Oh me oh my! I do declare I am in love
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If it's like the sea foam green ltd. one they did it will be a very, very nice guitar.
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Must say that I am in the "I just don't get it" camp too
If you want one that looks knackered - buy an old one!
Old ones are:
a) More expensive
b) A complete gamble, as you could be buying a partscaster or a fake
Relic guitars are like stone-washed denim jeans to me. They feel nicer than stiff and scratchy dark blue ones ;)
To the haters - it's just a cosmetic finish guys. Get over it!
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Relic guitars are like stone-washed denim jeans to me. They feel nicer than stiff and scratchy dark blue ones ;)
That's really the best way I've ever heard it put... Nice.
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so someone basically took a shite on a strat and that's what you consider sex in your pants? I don't get it :?:
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That's pretty damn awesome.
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so someone basically took a shitee on a strat and that's what you consider sex in your pants? I don't get it :?:
I'm not asking you to get it. I'm just saying that I do :D
And cheers Afghan Dave, it's hard to explain why they're good. They just have that 'comfy' feeling.
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so someone basically took a shiteee on a strat and that's what you consider sex in your pants? I don't get it :?:
I'm not asking you to get it. I'm just saying that I do :D
And cheers Afghan Dave, it's hard to explain why they're good. They just have that 'comfy' feeling.
My apologies, that was needlessly rude of me :( , however in retrospect I don't think you'll ever get a new car unless you can keep your GAS under control :)
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On the neck, I think they strip the finish but leave it clean so you can add your own dirt, burger grease, nose-pickings etc....
i think thats a bit of a lazy excuse for not getting it right - if thats the reason they might as well make a new guitar and let the customer add there own dents too!!
and to me the bright wood on the neck always ruins the look. and distracts from the authentic relicing which is actually very good on this body
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I agree Wez, it's odd that they've left it. My relic Tele has a load of grime on the neck as if someone's just rebuilt the top end of an E-Type Jag, and then picked up the guitar to play non-stop until their hands are clean!!!!
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On the neck, I think they strip the finish but leave it clean so you can add your own dirt, burger grease, nose-pickings etc....
i think thats a bit of a lazy excuse for not getting it right - if thats the reason they might as well make a new guitar and let the customer add there own dents too!!
and to me the bright wood on the neck always ruins the look. and distracts from the authentic relicing which is actually very good on this body
Yeah, I tend to agree. Certainly that applies to the maple-necks in the Road Worn series - the clean maple divots on the fretboards look terrible.
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I'm with wez on this one... the neck -always- ruins it for me.
I can see the appeal, I've tried some vintage guitars
They were utter shitee
A modern guitar with a vintage look is a much better option...
One thing that I'm not a fan of on this is that it looks like it was burst then sprayed white, I don't like that you can see that burst...
I'm sure that it gives it some 'story' i suppose, that someone at some point had resprayed it.
Another observation, how come he looks like he's holding the most delicate instrument in the world?! it's battered to hell man! hold it properly!
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One thing that I'm not a fan of on this is that it looks like it was burst then sprayed white, I don't like that you can see that burst...
I'm sure that it gives it some 'story' i suppose, that someone at some point had resprayed it.
quite a few of the original custom colours where done this way. sometimes because of a flaw in the sunburst or just factory resprays to fill a custom order. Its kinda excepted as a completely authentic trait of custom colour fenders so its good to see then doing it on some relics
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Awesome! But I don't like the burst under it, too...
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One thing that I'm not a fan of on this is that it looks like it was burst then sprayed white, I don't like that you can see that burst...
I'm sure that it gives it some 'story' i suppose, that someone at some point had resprayed it.
quite a few of the original custom colours where done this way. sometimes because of a flaw in the sunburst or just factory resprays to fill a custom order. Its kinda excepted as a completely authentic trait of custom colour fenders so its good to see then doing it on some relics
I think the white-over-burst finish is the absolute best thing about it! :D
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i saw a REALLY nicely worn les paul standard in vintage & rare london this week. SO nice.
I don't mind relics like this but they aint for me. id be interested to know the process of relic'ing
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Relic guitars are like stone-washed denim jeans to me. They feel nicer than stiff and scratchy dark blue ones ;)
That's really the best way I've ever heard it put... Nice.
Actually, yeah, that works for me as well...
I have no problem with people wearing them... but I wouldn't be seen dead in them myself :D (or any denim for that matter :lol:)
I can't explain why I don't lust after the relics anymore - I did a year or so back, but I've played a few now, and that's kinda settled me into "not that interested at that price".
I'm with gwem though - if the "right one" fell in my hands and was a great player/etc... :roll:
But the thing is, all of these relic jobbies are well above my price range - so it would have to be truly stunning for me to put my hand in my pocket. The nearest to my price range that I've seen/touched were the roadworns, and as far as I was concerned, they just weren't £200 better (playability and general mojo, looks, etc) than the Fender Japan thing I chose instead...
And Philly, I must be lucky - I don't give too much of a monkeys about chips and dings. The first one is "Oh!?", I'll grant you - but that's usually in the first day or so :lol:
(I can be a bit of an "Yngwie" over guitar handling when it comes to getting the axes out to play/show them off... :oops:)
It's still a stunning looking example, though :D
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i saw a REALLY nicely worn les paul standard in vintage & rare london this week. SO nice.
Was it the one in the window, with patches of wear on the top going right down to the wood?
It's quite unusual to see an LP with that kind of wear, it seems more Fenderish than Gibsonish for some reason!
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yeah that one. i liked it.
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And Philly, I must be lucky - I don't give too much of a monkeys about chips and dings. The first one is "Oh!?", I'll grant you - but that's usually in the first day or so :lol:
(I can be a bit of an "Yngwie" over guitar handling when it comes to getting the axes out to play/show them off... :oops:)
I think you're like most people really! I wish I didn't, but I can't help looking after my possessions. It's not quite an obsessive-compulsive thing (at least I don't think it is....), but I'm the same with books, DVDs, CDs (I hate books with creased spines and cracks in CD boxes!).
I know what you mean about the cost, but I'd be a lot happier spending £2,000+ on a relic than on a pristine Custom Shop Strat, just for the sense of freedom. I'd be afraid to take the latter out of the case!
I must admit that Yngwie video gave me the shudders. Not just the way he had the guitars stacked on top of each other, but the horrible clonking noises they made as he chucked them back on the pile.... :x
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But the thing is, all of these relic jobbies are well above my price range - so it would have to be truly stunning for me to put my hand in my pocket. The nearest to my price range that I've seen/touched were the roadworns, and as far as I was concerned, they just weren't £200 better (playability and general mojo, looks, etc) than the Fender Japan thing I chose instead...
The Roadworns aren't in the same league as the Custom Shop stuff, especially the limited run ones...
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And Philly, I must be lucky - I don't give too much of a monkeys about chips and dings. The first one is "Oh!?", I'll grant you - but that's usually in the first day or so :lol:
(I can be a bit of an "Yngwie" over guitar handling when it comes to getting the axes out to play/show them off... :oops:)
I think you're like most people really! I wish I didn't, but I can't help looking after my possessions. It's not quite an obsessive-compulsive thing (at least I don't think it is....), but I'm the same with books, DVDs, CDs (I hate books with creased spines and cracks in CD boxes!).
I know what you mean about the cost, but I'd be a lot happier spending £2,000+ on a relic than on a pristine Custom Shop Strat, just for the sense of freedom. I'd be afraid to take the latter out of the case!
I must admit that Yngwie video gave me the shudders. Not just the way he had the guitars stacked on top of each other, but the horrible clonking noises they made as he chucked them back on the pile.... :x
:lol:
I've problem when they're new... after a while it's ok
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I know some people say they'd rather buy a new guitar and just play the hell out of it, but I could own a guitar 100 years and it would never get really beaten up. It's just my nature to be paranoid about that first scratch or dent. And when I do pick up a scratch, I don't leave it, I go and repair it. :roll:
I just got this mental image of you buying a Relic, taking it home and refinishing it until it looks like a brand new American Standard... :)
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A mate of mine has come into some cash and is looking to buy an original 64 Strat....
Nice to have around 15K burning a hole in your pocket....
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I know some people say they'd rather buy a new guitar and just play the hell out of it, but I could own a guitar 100 years and it would never get really beaten up. It's just my nature to be paranoid about that first scratch or dent. And when I do pick up a scratch, I don't leave it, I go and repair it. :roll:
I just got this mental image of you buying a Relic, taking it home and refinishing it until it looks like a brand new American Standard... :)
:lol:
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I know some people say they'd rather buy a new guitar and just play the hell out of it, but I could own a guitar 100 years and it would never get really beaten up. It's just my nature to be paranoid about that first scratch or dent. And when I do pick up a scratch, I don't leave it, I go and repair it. :roll:
I just got this mental image of you buying a Relic, taking it home and refinishing it until it looks like a brand new American Standard... :)
:lol:
I did once buy a Hamer which was nowhere near a relic, but had a couple of dozen little dings, dents and scratches all over it.
And yes, I patched them all up. :roll: :oops:
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A mate of mine has come into some cash and is looking to buy an original 64 Strat....
Nice to have around 15K burning a hole in your pocket....
If he finds a "cheap" one, I could use a couple of grand if it's going spare. It is my birthday next week...
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But the thing is, all of these relic jobbies are well above my price range - so it would have to be truly stunning for me to put my hand in my pocket. The nearest to my price range that I've seen/touched were the roadworns, and as far as I was concerned, they just weren't £200 better (playability and general mojo, looks, etc) than the Fender Japan thing I chose instead...
The Roadworns aren't in the same league as the Custom Shop stuff, especially the limited run ones...
Yeah I know :D... but then again the classier ones are a bit more than £200 more than the last guitar I bought :lol:
I'm kinda banjaxed by the amount of joy my mid-range trundlers are giving me - makes it hard for me to get worked up by something costing 2, 3, etc, times what mine did... No matter what it is.
I'm certainly not in the "I don't get relics" camp - I do get them, very much. I used to really want the beat-up strat look (I even beat up my own JV some years back), cos I thought that was an important part of the mojo I wanted. By theory, I am the market that these things are aimed at. But over the last year or so it seems I'm finding whatever it was that I was looking for in slightly healthier looking guitars nowadays!
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I can't make up my mind- if I look at it as a guitar then it looks good( I would rave about it no doubt if it was the real thing) then it makes a practical alternative for sure. I really cant make up my mind- that one does look well executed though.
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One thing that I'm not a fan of on this is that it looks like it was burst then sprayed white, I don't like that you can see that burst...
I'm sure that it gives it some 'story' i suppose, that someone at some point had resprayed it.
quite a few of the original custom colours where done this way. sometimes because of a flaw in the sunburst or just factory resprays to fill a custom order. Its kinda excepted as a completely authentic trait of custom colour fenders so its good to see then doing it on some relics
I don't know why I didn't recall that, cheers for reminding me!
Then that's a good thing historically. but if it were me, i wouldn't... maybe if it were black underneath I'd prefer it.
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only if it sounds like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIRriWTGqHs
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only if it sounds like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIRriWTGqHs
oh my god, hunter, you've got no right to make me feel such a strat GAS! :)
what a player, damn...
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One thing that I'm not a fan of on this is that it looks like it was burst then sprayed white, I don't like that you can see that burst...
I'm sure that it gives it some 'story' i suppose, that someone at some point had resprayed it.
quite a few of the original custom colours where done this way. sometimes because of a flaw in the sunburst or just factory resprays to fill a custom order. Its kinda excepted as a completely authentic trait of custom colour fenders so its good to see then doing it on some relics
I don't know why I didn't recall that, cheers for reminding me!
Then that's a good thing historically. but if it were me, i wouldn't... maybe if it were black underneath I'd prefer it.
i think anyone who has sprayed a sun burst would understand why some sunbursts end up with custom colours over the top ;)
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I like the stone washed jeans analogy. I have to say, I don't mind the closet classic stylie guitars where they just look old, but not f**ked like the relic jobs. Sort of like your new stone washed jeans vs a pair bought at Oxfam...
Natural relic-ing I have no problem with, it's like you've been wearing them, all the scars are yours. Artificial relic-age I find naffly fake.
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I'm trying very hard to not buy a strat at the moment and this just isn't helping me at all :? :(
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I REALLY like that strat - cheers Dave! I was watching the new guitarist DVD yesterday and the minute Mick Taylor started playing the 62 reissue I had strat GAS - especially for a white one. I calmed it down by playing my strat for a few hours and then read this thread. Strat GAS is now back again!
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I REALLY like that strat - cheers Dave! I was watching the new guitarist DVD yesterday and the minute Mick Taylor started playing the 62 reissue I had strat GAS - especially for a white one. I calmed it down by playing my strat for a few hours and then read this thread. Strat GAS is now back again!
In the same Magazine I was more looking at the Dave Murray model :crazy2:
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The Dave Murray model looks a pretty good strat.
If I got one though, I'd have to do something about the 3 way switch. Seems an odd choice, not having at least a 5 way switch or coil taps
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The Dave Murray model looks a pretty good strat.
If I got one though, I'd have to do something about the 3 way switch. Seems an odd choice, not having at least a 5 way switch or coil taps
I had exactly the same thought. I'm not qualified to argue with Dave Murray but it seems like a very odd choice! I also think uncovered bridge humbuckers look best on strats - not a fan of the neck HB (although neck HBs look great on teles!0
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Much prefer the Adrian Smith one:
(http://www.jacksonguitars.com/images/products/products/2803051876_md.png)
(http://www.jacksonguitars.com/images/products/products/2803052876_md.png)
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Much prefer the Adrian Smith one
Oooh, I'm no superstrat fan as you all know, but those look pretty fantastic actually, especially the rosewood (or ebony?) board version.
(But to be super-pedantic.... why the 10-screw scratchplate? You're part of the Fender group now, might as well follow convention.)
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Much prefer the Adrian Smith one
Oooh, I'm no superstrat fan as you all know, but those look pretty fantastic actually, especially the rosewood (or ebony?) board version.
(But to be super-pedantic.... why the 10-screw scratchplate? You're part of the Fender group now, might as well follow convention.)
I think it was ebony in the review. Not sure I want another Floyd Guitar, now I'd like a non-locking super strat I think.
Counting the screws on scratch plates is pretty mental methinks Philly :O)
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Counting the screws on scratch plates is pretty mental methinks Philly :O)
I don't have to count them, I can tell at a glance after all these years.
Which is probably even more mental. :|
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I count eleven on the bottom one :?
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I've got major strat GAS for this....
http://www.peachideas.com/acatalog/copy_of_Fender_1962_Strat_Stripped_finish__5999.html
I know i shouldn't, but ooooooh!
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I count eleven on the bottom one :?
Yeah, it's just the top one. Which makes me wonder if maybe those are photoshopped mock-ups rather than real pics. They seem to do that quite often to get a "perfect" looking guitar.
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I've got major strat GAS for this....
http://www.peachideas.com/acatalog/copy_of_Fender_1962_Strat_Stripped_finish__5999.html
I know i shouldn't, but ooooooh!
this is much better than the topic-starter. infact i like it a lot, and this is not a good thing.
remember you're not a strat fan, remember you're not a strat fan, remember...
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I count eleven on the bottom one :?
Yeah, it's just the top one. Which makes me wonder if maybe those are photoshopped mock-ups rather than real pics. They seem to do that quite often to get a "perfect" looking guitar.
these are not mock-ups, just well shot photos...
i wish i had such a good lighting instead of being forced to shot with low natural light to achieve that effect...
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I've got major strat GAS for this....
http://www.peachideas.com/acatalog/copy_of_Fender_1962_Strat_Stripped_finish__5999.html
I know i shouldn't, but ooooooh!
this is much better than the topic-starter. infact i like it a lot, and this is not a good thing.
remember you're not a strat fan, remember you're not a strat fan, remember...
I know! I keep thinking that you could get a car for that price, that the finish stripping looks rough, and it probably doesn't sound that good really. But...the pictures!!
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I actually prefer the topic starter strat!
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I've got major strat GAS for this....
http://www.peachideas.com/acatalog/copy_of_Fender_1962_Strat_Stripped_finish__5999.html
I know i shouldn't, but ooooooh!
:o
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it's been probably eight years since I've had a Strat and I don't miss them one bit - Teles are where its at with Fenders.
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Just been catching up on developments on this thread...
and...
http://www.peachideas.com/acatalog/copy_of_Fender_1962_Strat_Stripped_finish__5999.html
Now that's what I'm talkin bout :D
Lookswise (and mojo), beats the original one posted hands down for me...
LOVE that one... that's a bit what my buggered JV looks like now (except that it took a lot of Winsor Newton acrylic glazes to generate that sort of colour/effect over the horrid matchstick stuff it's made of!)
... however, cute as it is, hands still in pockets :lol:
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hands in still pockets too..
i think one of the reasons is i know how uninspiring even a strat which should be amazing can be (IMHO).. i'm lucky to have a truly great strat, and so i have absolutely zero GAS for getting another one.
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A satin finished neck and rolled fingerboard makes my guitars feel 'worn in'. It does look good but I'm afraid I don't think much of relics.
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That didn't last long - the Strat's sold!!! :o
And no, it wasn't me who bought it...
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I really like it but my strat GAS has also gone since I got my G&L Legacy. That's a trans blonde with tort plate too.... just needs a set of Irish Tours to make it all I need in a Strat.
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Strats (either with vintage-style pickups or vintage-styled replacement pickups) are the best guitars. :D Especially the late-'65 through mid-'71 kind.
Except when I play my old 335, Esquire, or Les Pauls. Then I am not 100% sure. :?
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don't own a strat or a tele..closest is my parker with Apaches on
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I played my strat last night. It sounded week and I'm now not liking the neck on it (it's all maple with a vintage radius).
Basically I have been using my Les Paul and Tele pretty much all the time for the last few weeks and am now getting to like flatter radius necks with a slightly chunkier profile. A bit of a surprise to me as I have always favoured thinner necks.
The strat (with Apaches) also sounds a little 2 dimensional compared to the Mules in the LP. Again this is a surprise to me as I have always been a died in the wool single coil strat person.
Hmmm, maybe I need to sell my strat and get myself a PRS (or a strat with a flatter radius and at least one humbucker, butnot more than 2!)
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Hmmm, maybe I need to sell my strat and get myself a PRS (or a strat with a flatter radius and at least one humbucker, butnot more than 2!)
Not tempted by a 3-humbucker Strat, Ian?
(Anyone remember the Spin Doctors?)
(http://www.timeelect.com/es-blue-7.jpg)
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yeah remember them..even bought the albums
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Hmmm, maybe I need to sell my strat and get myself a PRS (or a strat with a flatter radius and at least one humbucker, butnot more than 2!)
Nahh... I've had problems like this since getting into BKPs and acquiring bunches of different guitars. It's all in our heads and muscle memory.
Right now, you need to play the strat for a few days to get used to it again and find out what it does/did for you...
Then you need to play the "wotever" for a while, get used to that again...
etc...
Keep going round the guitars - don't try to play the "wrong sort" (for you) of music on each guitar, unless you're deliberately experimenting, that is. Use each tool for the job it's best at in your hands...
Go round that for a while, and you'll end up happy with all the different fingerboards, tones, etc
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or a strat with a flatter radius and at least one humbucker, butnot more than 2!)
I'll post pics of my bitsa later that are indeed what I think you'd like & would work for you
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Go round that for a while, and you'll end up happy with all the different fingerboards, tones, etc
Will give it a go - I think maybe it's because I had the amp set nicely for the Mules and didn't adjust it for the Apaches. Another thing I may do is lock the strat away for a few weeks and see if I miss it.
I'll post pics of my bitsa later that are indeed what I think you'd like & would work for you
or maybe sell the strat and put together a bitsa!
Options, options, options!
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i quite liked your strat Ian. Just give it a little rest for a while and i am sure you will like it for what it is again
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To the haters - it's just a cosmetic finish guys. Get over it!
This a million times. I really don't see any difference between a relic finish, a flame top or a Trussart Humvee component.
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This is the bitsa that wez made the neck for. It's amazing mate, I've tried some humbuckered strats but they seem to not react quite as well. This one gives a lot of depth but with the single coil tone I love.
Go for it!
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Looks very nice - I think I saw it when first posted.
Played the strat last night and liked it a little more - I think what I will end up doing is getting a replacement neck with a flatter profile, bigger frets and a rosewood board. I might even change the pups from Apaches to Irish Tours and switch the pickguard from white to black but keep the white pup covers.
Part or all of this proposed change may be due to me watching SRV at the el mocambo DVD last night!!
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separated at birth? :lol:
http://www.guitars4you.co.uk/guitars/2752.htm
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Not bad but I think the relicing is not as good on this one. Looks a little more faked than the original thread starter.
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Nice guitar horsehead, what is this neck made of? I think I saw it but can't remember...
I think I need to see a pic of your guitar Ian Price :P
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separated at birth? :lol:
http://www.guitars4you.co.uk/guitars/2752.htm
Not bad but I think the relicing is not as good on this one. Looks a little more faked than the original thread starter.
Yeah, I agree, this one looks more like someone has splashed it with acid or something!
The one at Guitar Village was really nice but it's been sold now (thank God...)
http://www.guitar-village.co.uk/product-detail.asp?id=8009&catid=70&manid=33&quantity=1&product=Fender+Stratocaster+%28USA%29+Custom+Shop+1960+Heavy+Relic%2C+Vintage+White+over+3+Tone+Sunburst%2C+New%2C+Inc%2E+Tolex+Case+%26+COA (http://www.guitar-village.co.uk/product-detail.asp?id=8009&catid=70&manid=33&quantity=1&product=Fender+Stratocaster+%28USA%29+Custom+Shop+1960+Heavy+Relic%2C+Vintage+White+over+3+Tone+Sunburst%2C+New%2C+Inc%2E+Tolex+Case+%26+COA)
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The one at Guitar Village was really nice but it's been sold now (thank God...)
I very, very nearly seriously considered it. It would have involved me selling the Esquire though (I know Dave would have been happy about that!)
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Yeah, if I hadn't been away the weekend before last I was going to go down there and check it out.
Glad I didn't, it was silly money but the tempation might've been too great. Then again, it might've been one of those instances where I pick a guitar up and know instantly that I don't like it (usually due to the neck shape).
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Nice guitar horsehead, what is this neck made of? I think I saw it but can't remember...
its oiled sapelle and indian rosewood. i did another one like it for a N2 around the same time. i dont think horseheads had as much figure but still looked very nice
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/complete%20guitars/new1.jpg)
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Awesome Wez!